“Technology knows no international boundaries . . . great engineers create for the progress of all mankind.” (Lili Réthi, Radio Salzburg Broadcast...
Ukrainian-born artist and author, Boris Artzybasheff (1899–1965), was known primarily for his work as an illustrator, especially for children’s books...
While helping to clean out the basement at my parent’s house, I stumbled upon some worksheets from when I was a kindergarten student. One sheet that...
In June, I traveled to Yerevan, Armenia as part of My Armenia, an initiative of the Smithsonian and the United States Agency for International...
We have experienced tremendous growth in the Spark!Lab National Network over the last two years. At present, we have Network member sites in Reno...
The humble chair has long been the subject of invention and reinvention. From reclining and office chairs to today's ever-shrinking airline seats...
On Halloween day, a gorgeous 40-foot-tall black specter mysteriously rematerialized at its old haunts on the west lawn of the National Museum of...
Tonight, at sundown, two square shafts of blue light will ascend into the heavens from the ground of New York City, symbolizing the former towers of...
Although our podcast focused on the debut of the dual turntable system, Bob also told us how he ended up donating objects to the National Museum of...
Let’s start with something obvious: I have a cool job! Here at the Lemelson Center, I spend most of my time thinking about American independent...
When it comes to inventive uses of color, there is hardly a more inspiring example than the contributions of the late husband-and-wife design team of...
The creation of heroes has been important for American society. Heroes help define what it means to be an American, produce narratives about our...
Playing with objects and ideas—bringing them together and setting them in motion—is the work of kinetic sculptor and inventor Arthur Ganson, who...
